IDF Spokesman R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday that the IDF will "continue to put pressure on Hamas to achieve our goals in this operation, including the return of the hostages.
"We will update the families of the abductees with any information that comes to us," he continued.
"This is a long war that has many, many stages. The outline of the deal also has stages. There are some goals have been agreed upon - and for them, you have to go a long way."